What is the Least Common Multiple of 74965 and 74977?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 74965 and 74977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 74965 and 74977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(74965,74977) = 1
LCM(74965,74977) = ( 74965 × 74977) / 1
LCM(74965,74977) = 5620650805 / 1
LCM(74965,74977) = 5620650805

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 74965 and 74977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 74965 and 74977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 74965 and 74977.

Prime Factorization of 74965

Prime Factorization of 74977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 74965 and 74977.

LCM(74965,74977) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 47¹ × 7¹ × 10711¹
LCM(74965,74977) = 5620650805